Wednesday, 26 July 2017

Doctor Who Vs. Wycliffe, Series 4

Jack Shepherd returned as WJ Burley's Cornish
detective for the fourth and penultimate season
(first broadcast in 1997) of HTV's popular crime drama, and was again joined by Jimmy Yuill, Helen
Masters (as Inspectors Kersey and Lane), Tim Wylton (Franks), Charlie Hayes (Ruth) and Lynne Farleigh (Helen). Michael Attwelljoined the cast here as DCC Stevens.

Another repeat run of the nine-part series (including
a Christmas special) concluded on ITV3 last night, and featured David Bradley (in the fourth mystery) and thirty other Doctor Who cast and crew alumni:

Strangers Home(UK TX: June 29)

Alan Wareing also directed The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Ghost Light and Survival

Big Finish actor Michael Cochrane (Price) was Charles Cranleigh in Black Orchid, Redvers Fenn-Cooper in Ghost Light, then voiced Lt. Col. Brook for No Man's Land (2006), Murgat for Brotherhood of the Daleks (2008), Colonel Spindleton for Trail of the White Worm and The Oseidon Adventure (both 2012), Professor Chivers for Destiny of the Doctors: The Time Machine (2013), and Geralk for The Fate of Krelos and Return to Telos (both 2015)

Frances White (Marian) was Cassandra in The Myth Makers

Clive Kneller (Wisson) was Collier in (part 1 of) Enlightenment

Close to Home (UK TX: July 6)

Elizabeth Rider (Trisha) provided the ATMOS voice for The Sontaran Stratagem, was Linda in The Time of the Doctor, and voiced Galatea for The Well-Mannered War (BF, 2015)

Sharon Duce (Supt. Le Page) was Control in Ghost Light

Steve Whyment (Tregeen) was an extra on The Keeper of Traken and Snakedance

Big Finish actor Paul Panting (Baldry) voiced Maylon, Geoff and Llangragen for Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories, Brabbeko for Revenge of the Swarm (both 2014), Drell for Mistfall (2015), and Fyrax for The Paradox Planet and Legacy of Death (both 2016)

Emily Joyce (Morna) voiced a Clockwork Droid in The Girl in the Fireplace

Tamsin Greig (Dr. Hinkley) was the Nurse in The Long Game

Mark Kempner (Auctioneer) was a Cabbie in Deep Breath

Bad Blood (UK TX: August 3)

John Hallam (Penmore) was Light (pictured) in Ghost Light

Nick Brimble (Durden) voiced Shreeni for Exotron (2007), Dudley Jackson for The Eternal Summer (2009), Kith for Max Warp (2008), Olaf Eriksson for The Book of Kells (2010), and Commander Harlan for The Time War (BF, 2017)

Peter Lee-Wilson (Kessell) was Tommo in The End of Time, Part 1

To Sup With the Devil (UK TX: August 10)

Graeme Harper also directed The Caves of Androzani and Revelation of the Daleks after serving as assistant floor manager on Colony in Space and Planet of the Spiders and production assistant on The Seeds of Doom and Warriors' Gate - he went on to direct thirteen episodes of the revived series (from Rise of the Cybermen to The Waters of Mars), Time Crash and The Sarah Jane Adventures

Old Crimes, New Times (UK TX: August 17)

Jim Norton (Owens) voiced Major Thomas Kennet for Scream of the Shalka

John D Collins (Armstrong) was Talor in Arc of Infinity

Alan Rowe (Minister) was Dr. Evans and Space Control voice in The Moonbase, Edward of Wessex in The Time Warrior, James Skinsale in Horror of Fang Rock, and Garif in Full Circle

Dance of the Scorpions (UK TX: December 27)

prolific Big Finish artist Jane Slavin (Hazel) voiced Valerie Carlton for The Valley of Death (2011), Teesha for The Acheron Pulse (2012), Ligeia for The Auntie Matter, the Laan for The Sands of Life, Halka for The Dalek Contract and The Final Phase (all 2013), Blakemore for The Romance of Crime, Harriet for The English Way of Death, Cadinot for The Well-Mannered War, the President for The Yes Men, Ancient Nun and Brenda for The Cloisters of Terror (all 2015), Medea for both The Paradox Planet and Legacy of Death, Shopkeeper for The Trouble With Drax (all 2016), Lintok for The War Doctor 4, Captain Nina Albiston and Sycon Computer for The Eternal Battle, Nelly for The Silent Scream, Peggy for The Helm of Awe, Arabella Wagstaff and Betsy Wagstaff for Subterranea, Frithra for The Skin of the Sleek (all 2017), and has been cast as Ann Kelso for The Fourth Doctor Adventures (2018/19)

Leslie Grantham (Durno) was Kiston in Resurrection of the Daleks

Steven Rimkus (Parsons) was Captain Bates in The Curse of Fenric

Marc Warren (DC Swarland) was Elton in Love & Monsters

Tim Faraday (Cropman) was Tom's Dad in Fear Her

cinematographer John Walker was a film cameraman on Horror of Fang Rock, The Androids of Tara, City of Death, Enlightenment, Planet of Fire, The Caves of Androzani, The Twin Dilemma, The Two Doctors and Revelation of the Daleks